Endothelial Cells Get β-ox-ed In to Support Lymphangiogenesis

Publication date: 23 January 2017
Source:Developmental Cell, Volume 40, Issue 2
Author(s): Aaron M. Hosios, Matthew G. Vander Heiden
Acetyl-CoA has diverse fates in metabolism and can be derived from a variety of nutrients. In a recent study published in Nature, Wong et al. (2016) show that endothelial cells oxidize fatty acids to produce acetyl-CoA for epigenetic modifications critical to lymphangiogenesis.

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Acetyl-CoA has diverse fates in metabolism and can be derived from a variety of nutrients. In a recent study published in Nature, Wong et al. (2016) show that endothelial cells oxidize fatty acids to produce acetyl-CoA for epigenetic modifications critical to lymphangiogenesis.


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